Rails: Render view from outside controller

Question

I\'m trying to create an HTML string using a view. I would like to render this from a class that is not a controller. How can I use the rails rendering engine outside a co

Answer 1

Best to render the view using a controller, as that's what they're for, and then convert it to a string, as that is your ultimate goal.

require 'open-uri'
html = open(url, &:read)